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Apple’s Ipad Takes Video Gaming Seriously
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters Life!) – Apple’s iPad tablet computer hasn’t been out a week yet but there are already over 830 video games that have been developed to suit the large format, high definition, multi-touch screen.
That number doesn’t even include the nearly 25,000 iPod Touch and iPhone games that will also play on Apple’s latest gadget which is a mix between a smartphone and a laptop but also clearly aims to cater for the growing numbers of gamers.
“The iPad is the fourth step in the gaming evolution,” said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of publishing at Gameloft.
“The first being the microcomputer, the second being the game console and the third being smartphones. Each of these platforms revolutionized gaming in its own way.”
Apple has already sold over 500,000 iPads and Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty forecasts the tech giant will ship 8 to 10 million iPads this year worldwide.
“Can the iPad sell 5 million devices in the first year without games and apps? Probably,” said Kevin A. Wood, vice president and senior analyst of Technology Market Insights at research firm Infogroup/ORC.
“However, Apple’s ability to re-define this space of the computing world will be dependent on its ability to sustain excitement. Apps and games redefined what a smartphone was and what it could be used for, and we suspect that will be the same situation for the iPad.”
Peter Farago, vice president of marketing for research firm Flurry, said just over a third of the 2,300 plus apps currently available for iPad on iTunes.com are games, with entertainment apps ranking a distant second with 14 percent.
GAMING ON THE GO
He believes that games percentage will rise as Apple sells more hardware and attracts more game makers.
“I think people are going to be blown away by iPad when they actually have the opportunity to interact with it,” said Neil Young, founder and CEO of the largest iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad game developer, ngmoco.
“When you play games on the large format, multi-touch fields using two hands it’s much more ‘Minority Report’ than even the iPhone is.”
With seven iPad games available at launch, ngmoco is taking advantage of the multi-touch screen by allowing players of games like “Godfinger” and “We Rule” to multitask by literally sliding small game windows aside so they can focus on the bigger playing field and then read the story progression or check out friends’ castles in between.
Johnny Coghlan, head of publishing for Chillingo, which has 14 iPad games available, said the Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities allows for all of its games, including “Super Shock Football HD” and puzzle game “Quantz HD,” to incorporate Crystal integration. This is the company’s social gaming network that enables players to compete against one another and tout high scores.
With its large screen, game makers can offer multiplayer options on a single iPad.
Firemint’s “Flight Control HD” offers split-screen competitive and cooperative gameplay for two players to successfully land a never-ending stream of planes.
Gameloft’s virtual card game “Uno” allows up to four friends to gather around an iPad and play.
There are hundreds of free iPad games, while other games range in price from $5 to $13. Games range from EA Mobile’s ubiquitous “Tetris” to SGN’s third-person shooter “EXO-Planet.”
Some publishers offer lower-priced iPod Touch/iPhone ports as well as slightly more expensive iPad versions that take advantage of the new functionality.
“By taking an existing iPhone game and modifying it for iPad we believe that it will not only bring a new experience to an existing title, but basically create a new game,” said de Vallois.
For example, Gameloft’s iPad shooter “N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance” allows players to use two fingers to curve a grenade toss and offers multi-targeting capabilities with a hand-drawn grid that eliminates all enemies on the screen with a rocket. The game originated on iPhone and iPod Touch.
“I think Apple learned their lesson about the importance of gaming from the iPhone and the iPod Touch,” said Young. “It was really that first holiday season for the iPod Touch where Apple recognized and realized gaming was such a huge part of the business and the iPod Touch had found its home as a game machine.”
Should You Get The Apple Ipad?
Apple launched the iPad Tablet Computer with great fanfare at the end of January. But should you get one?
First of all let’s look at the features of the new iPad tablet. It allows you to browse the internet using Apple’s Safari browser. It allows you to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations using Apple’s iWork 2010 Office Software (which is currently used on Macs). It has an ereader, allowing you to read books on the iPad, and Apple have launched the iBooks store which allows you to buy ebooks directly from Apple for your iPad. It allows you to watch videos, and play games. And you should be able to read newspapers on it as well – the New York Times has already developed an app to allow their newspaper to be downloaded to the iPad.
Essentially Apple have made a single all-purpose one stop tablet computer in a handy size that is portable. Whether you should buy one depends on what your own needs are.
Book readers were disappointed to learn that the iPad did not use the iInk technology that is incorporated in the Amazon Kindle and Sony Digital reader. (iInk technology is kind to the eyes and allows you to read for hours without strain). However, Apple pointed out that their device was backlit and allowed you to read in bed. If you are a book-lover who only wants an ebook reader you might want to try the Sony Digital reader or Amazon’s 6″ Kindle, both of which are cheaper than the iPad (because both only read books and don’t have the other functions of the iPad).
If you are a business person who spends a lot of time travelling, an iPad might be ideal for you. It will allow you to create documents, contact your office via the internet and read newspapers such as the Financial Times, all on the go, on a single tablet. And the size of the iPad (9.7″ screen and weighing 1.5 pounds) makes it less cumbersome to carry than a portable laptop. The iPad doesn’t have a USB port – but Apple sell dongles that attach to the iPad which do have ports and which you can use to transfer documents to and from your PC.
Gamers might also be interested in the iPad – but note that Sony are also releasing the Sony Dash, which allows you to play games, listen to music, watch video and browse the internet, and is cheaper than the iPad (because it doesn’t have the ereader functions or the office functions). However, if you are a gamer who also wants to be able to write essays, do work and surf the net, then the iPad is a better solution.
If you simply like gadgets and want a handy sized tablet computer to use while in the garden or while lying on the sofa, then the iPad is a must-have. It’s simply the most advanced tablet device on the market right now. Apple have released a software developers kit so that software houses can develop apps for the iPad. As with the iPhone, it is the apps that will make or break the device, and it is likely that the quality and breath of the apps mean that you should go ahead and buy the Apple iPad tablet.
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Who Would Pay For Ipad?
iPad born, to buy or not to buy, that’s a question.
On January 27th, 2010，Apple finally unveiled its fabled tablet computer, called the iPad. This device looks akin to a large iPhone or iPod touch. It supports a 9.7 inch LCD touch-screen display, which makes use of the same multi-touch technology found on the iPhone, Apple’s Magic Mouse, and its notebook trackpads. It also has the same in-plane switching display technology that made its debut in the crop of iMacs. Thus, many people especially those who have already got an ipod touch or iphone, hold an interrogative views on making decisions of to buy or not.
However, for Apple, the position of iPad is very clear. Knowing that device with price below $400 is iPod Touch, with price above $1000 are MacBook and MacBook Pro, in the difference of more than $500, iPad does have a great stage for performing besides NetBooks.
Anyhow, from users’ point, I believe everyone has his own answer to the question of “Who Would Buy iPad?”
In fact, iPad is not purely a large version of iPhone. It also has its unique traits, such as up to 10 hours battery life while surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching videos, or listening to music, larger screens, numerous first-party apps, etc. Combining with the common usage of : web surfing, mail, contacts, calendar, photos, music, video, game, ibooks, etc. iPad could be popular with users of needs below:
1. To be used for tourism. In a trip for one week, taking a notebook is too heavy for the tourism. By using the iPad, you can not only watch the photos shot during the trip, but also don’t need to find power cables in the airport.
2. To be used in car. During a family journey by car, we always have to take PSP or NSDL in order to get the boredom away. With an iPad, family members on the rear seat can watch even DVD movies , of course you should convert DVDs to iPad before and fix the iPad on the back of the front seat.
3. To be used in kitchen. Currently, more and more families like to put a little TV in kitchen so that no news would be missed during the cooking process. It is very difficult to set a notebook in kitchen without getting the notebook wet or saving any tiny spaces with its keyboard.iPad is the key to this confusing problem by being hanged onto the wall or put onto the table. At that time, no matter news or youtube videos, and even dvd movies (convert DVD to iPad before) could be played on it. What’s more, you could use the iPad as an e-menu since it has a super large screen and powerful function of net surfing and multi-touch.
4. For students and Children use. With an accessory of blue-tooth keyboard and an up to 10 hours battery life, students can use it for taking notes and study from 8 am to 5 pm without any difficulties.If you find many good educational DVDs, you could convert them onto iPad by some iPad-optimized apps, such as Wondershare DVD to iPad Converter, and teach your children anywhere at any time.
5. For the elderly use. iPad is very easy to use, since with poor eyesight, adjusting the size of characters on normal notebook’s HD screen is not easy, but for iPad, its zooming is very easy and swift, which is more convenient for the elderly. Moreover, the maintenance is easier than normal PC, there is no need to worry about the virus or Trojans. And with such a large screen, watching videos and e-books will be surely enjoyable.
Why iPad could triumph Macbook and Netbook ?
1. Macbook can not be connected with internets at your pleasure, which is exactly the unique selling point of iPad.
2. The average price of the Macbook is above $1000 which is much more expensive than iPad.
3. Netbook is almost the same as a cheap notebook, while iPad is a powerful entertainment table, not only with the function of net surfing but also with many unique traits and functions to meet users’ more needs.
Ok, are you clear enough now to make a decision? Like a guest in the show named Wait wait, Don’t Tell Me in NPR, when he firstly saw the iPad, he said , ” That is it ?”, after understanding more of its function, he said, ” I want one.” That’s the glamour what’s Apple always good at.